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Your challenges, our priorities 

Academic medical centers don’t face challenges in isolation. Decisions in one part of the organization ripple across the entire enterprise. These challenges reflect the interconnected issues AMC leaders navigate as they work to advance their mission.

Align strategy and incentives across missions 

Break down silos across clinical, research, and education by aligning strategy, governance, and incentives, enabling faster, more coordinated enterprise decision-making.

Sustain financial performance in a shifting funding model 

Navigate margin pressure, reimbursement constraints, and declining research funding by redesigning financial models and leveraging data, analytics, and AI to improve performance and sustain investment across all missions.

Transform operations to reduce complexity and improve performance 

Reduce administrative burden and fragmentation by streamlining processes, integrating systems, and advancing technology, data, and AI across clinical, research, and academic functions.

Compete and grow in an evolving healthcare and research landscape 

Strengthen market position and expand programs by adapting to rising competition, shifting consumer expectations, and digitally enabled care research and engagement models.

Build a future-ready workforce across the enterprise 

Address workforce shortages and evolving roles by aligning staffing models, faculty expectations, and enabling teams with technology to support performance across missions.

Expertise built to deliver results

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Why AMC leaders choose Huron

We bring deep experience across the full AMC landscape, integrating healthcare, research, and higher education expertise to help you operate as a unified system.

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We have served over 140 AAMC provider members.

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Our teams have worked with all the top 100 tier-one research (R1) universities. 

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We have collaborated with over 130 academic medical centers.

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This is the best project I’ve had in over 30+ years. I truly view [Huron] as partners and part of our organization…At times, working with the Huron team, it felt like autopilot. All these arduous, painful things to implement just happened seamlessly. [Huron] just worked directly with our teams and got it done!

Dr. Peggy Duggan

EVP, Chief Physician Executive, CMO, Tampa General Hospital

Industries we serve 

Huron’s deep, cross-industry expertise is shaped by the diverse range of organizations we serve across: 

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Technology orchestrated to unify and automate

From ERP and EHR to research administration platforms and AI, we help you select, implement, and optimize the technologies that power performance across your organization. We work with leading technology partners to design integrated ecosystems that connect clinical, research, and academic operations, turning data into insight and systems into enablers of action.

 

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Speak with an AMC expert

We understand that the challenges AMC leaders face require more than advice. We bring experience and innovation. Huron’s teams include former health system executives, clinicians, and academic leaders, who understand the realities you face and how to drive change that lasts. 

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Rick Rohrbach

Managing Director

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Research Strategy and Operations

Rick has more than 25 years of experience helping institutions across higher education and healthcare improve their research program administration, compliance and financial performance.
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Lee M. Smith

Managing Director

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Strategy and Operations

Lee is a higher education consulting leader and former administrator who helps colleges and universities develop strategies to transform their operational and financial performance.
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Buffy Kelly

Managing Director

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Healthcare Performance Improvement

Buffy has more than 25 years of experience helping healthcare organizations realize performance improvement and financial turnarounds.